This geocache is part of the Visit Norfolk Area Nebraska GeoTour:
Forty geocaches have been hidden throughout Norfolk and the surrounding area that give you a taste of what the region has to offer!
To earn a geocoin (with matching travel tag), pick up a Visit Norfolk Area Nebraska GeoTour Passport from the Norfolk Area Visitors Bureau at 609 W. Norfolk Avenue in Norfolk, NE. Passports may also be downloaded. Collect 40 points as detailed in the passport to claim your geocoin (first-come, first-served and while supplies last). Click here to visit our website and download your passport!
Remember to record the code word from this cache in your GeoTour Passport!
GeoTour Stop #22: Norfolk's Nightmare
At around 9:00 am on September 26, 2002, three gunmen entered the US bank branch on the northeast corner of 13th St. & Pasewalk Ave. In less than 40 seconds, the gunmen senselessly ended the lives of 5 innocent people. It was the nation's deadliest bank robbery in at least a decade, and, to this day, the deadliest bank robbery in Nebraska history. The bank branch never reopened. It was torn down, and a memorial park was built in it's place. The memorial is in the shape of a 5-point star, one point for each victim:
Evonne Tuttle, a bank customer from Stanton
Lola Elwood, a bank employee, from Norfolk
Jo Mausbach, a bank employee, from Humphrey
Lisa Bryant, a bank employee, from Norfolk
Samuel Sun, a bank employee, from Norfolk
Geocache Info: You are looking for a regular-sized container with room for some swag and trackables. This cache is available 24/7. Permission was granted for this cache placement.
